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EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health revealed who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of vaccinations as Phase 2A began on Monday.9 s! c' k2 i9 d2 U0 L# O
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With Phase 2B slated to begin in April, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Albertans with high-risk underlying health conditions would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.# ?9 J/ b/ `7 V) b; Q+ f2 o
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:0 t& l4 ~6 m3 s) K1 ^; U: O W8 r
Chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;9 `2 B2 H/ I$ D* G& B! n( }
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
* [* ^( {. M# I& ^ Diabetes that requires insulin or other medicines;( j" m W/ O+ ?) Q# f5 a3 I
Immunosuppression;
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$ k9 p3 ^1 l: E R; _8 V Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;# a4 J2 N6 R, F* d8 f% z% X5 ?; \
Severe obesity;, q0 g9 r: q" y/ {5 D {* {
Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and
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: C; N9 m- P' [6 s) S"The health conditions that we are prioritizing were carefully considered from our experience in Alberta and evidence around the world," Hinshaw said. "All of these conditions are associated with a higher risk of death or hospitalization even in younger age groups when comparing their risks to those for people ages 50-64 with no underlying conditions."
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